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1/5
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Work on it.
2/5
Mediocre
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3/5
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4.5 / 5.0
Shelby Raebeck's EAST HAMPTON BLUE is a compelling story of a stressed East coast tourist town that beautifully depicts the struggles of a man and...
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5.0 / 5.0
Somber, romantic, and emotionally raw, ANEMONE is a masterful debut that intertwines the intimate dramas of Jim Frazee's characters with the larger elemental forces of...
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3.4 / 5.0
Boldly experimental in form, yet with enough narrative drive to hold the reader’s attention, ANIMAL: Notes from a Labyrinth is a refreshingly challenging read. Author...
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4.4 / 5.0
An endlessly entertaining life story of its intellectual, misanthropic main character, W.C. Latour's THE BARGAIN SHOPPER is a literary novel whose political and social commentary...
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3.0 / 5.0
David Hudson's THE WREN’S SONG's beautiful portraits of the varied life forms in—and atop—old-growth forests render it worth the read.
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4.0 / 5.0
In THE HERMIT, Katerina Grishakova crafts a compelling character study of one man's midlife journey to rediscover purpose and meaning beyond his outwardly successful but...
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3.0 / 5.0
DEER IN THE FIELDS OF VENICE, D.M. Zultowski's story of father Maurice Lamoreaux’s unexpected trip to Italy and the effect it has on him, is...
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Rating:
4.0 / 5.0
QUIET DESPERATION is a well-written literary novella. Author Rodney Nelsestuen has created a memorable central character who, for all of his many flaws, will eventually...
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5.0 / 5.0
Rodney Nelsestuen's TOO MANY STONES is an emotionally powerful novel about how the collision of sexual ignorance and teen rape shapes life opportunities and family...
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4.5 / 5.0
Equal parts fairy tale and grief narrative, Michelle Tocher's THE MAY QUEEN blends familiar stories with one family's larger-than-life drama. A heavy but worthwhile read.
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Rating:
4.7 / 5.0
Author Vincent Czyz’s SUN EYE MOON EYE proves an engaging discourse on isolation and identity with gorgeous, imagery-saturated prose.
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Rating:
4.5 / 5.0
Bill VanPatten’s REFUGE is a rewarding, affecting, disturbing, and memorable work with significant social commentary.